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Scores injured in C’River community clashes

Dec 5, 2018 topnews

The communal clashes among four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State have produced many casualties following attacks and counter-attacks by youths in the warring communities. The conflict reportedly started between the communities of Abanwan and Orugbam on Sunday when people were killed as the indigenes of Abanwan reportedly launched an attack on their Orugbam neighours. The conflict later spread to nearby communities resulting in loss of lives, injuries, and displacement of villagers. Specifically, hundreds of women and children were displaced by the violence which started in…

Union Bank Shines at Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs)

Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018 topnews

Union Bank has won the Best Company in Environmental Excellence Award and the ‘Peoples’ Choice Award for the Most Outstanding Company in CSR/Sustainability’ at the 2018 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs). The awards were presented at the SERAS ceremony which took place recently at the MUSON centre in Lagos. Following an extensive vetting process that included on-site inspection of applicants’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability projects and initiatives, Union Bank was nominated across seven award categories including The SERAs Innovation Prize, Best Company in Education and Best Company…

GTBank maintains leading position as Best Bank in Nigeria… Wins Bank of the Year, Sierra Leone

Dec 4, 2018 topnews

Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has won the award for “Bank of the Year Nigeria” for the second year in a row at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards, regarded as the industry standard for excellence within the global banking sector. Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, was also recognized as the “Bank of the Year Sierra Leone” at the event, which held on November 29, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, London, United Kingdom. The Banker,…

UEFA Announces New Club Competition To Start from 2021

Dec 3, 2018 topnews

UEFA has announced details of a new European club competition to be launched in 2021. The creation of the tournament, which has the working title of UEL2, was approved following a meeting in Dublin, with the governing body saying its inception will ensure at least 34 countries will be represented in the group stages of UEFA club competitions. Running alongside the Champions League and Europa League, the competition will feature 32 teams in the group stage, with games to be played on Thursdays. Before the last 16 an additional knockout…

73 Parties To Take Part In 2019 Elections

Dec 1, 2018 topnews

A total of 73 of Nigeria’s 91 political political parties are set to take part in next year’s general elections having submitted details of their candidates to the electoral commission, INEC, before the deadlines, an official has said. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said this in his opening remarks at the two-day capacity building workshop by INEC and the European Center for Elelectoral Support (ECES) to train journalists on INEC beat. He also said the commission has been joined as a respondent in about…

Gov Obaseki Criticized over Clash with BEDC

Nov 30, 2018 topnews

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has lent its voice to the ongoing row between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Speaking in response to media queries, ANED’s Executive Director for Research and Advocacy, Chief Sunday Oduntan, in a statement, said the umbrella body was displeased by the recent treatment of BEDC’s Managing Director by the Governor during a visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Power to Edo state. Governor Obaseki walked the MD out of his…

“Don’t Compare My Father To Buhari”- Olujonwo Obasanjo

Nov 29, 2018 topnews

The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the National President of the Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Olujonwo Obasanjo, has said that it is not proper to compare his father’s administration with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. He said the reason he cannot make such comparison is because the circumstances and the indices are not the same. Olujonwo, who spoke yesterday at an interactive session with journalists at the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat in Abuja, said while he cannot reasonably comment on the performance of his father-led administration,…

Fidelity Bank Rewards More Customers in GAIM season three

Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018 topnews

In its “Get Alert in Millions (GAIM) season three” promo, Fidelity Bank Plc yesterday presented the first set of winners. At the first presentation of the promo, 13 customers went home with cash prizes of N1 million and N2 million respectively, while 18 others went home with consolation prizes which ranged from table top fridges, television and power generating sets. The 31 winners that emerged at the first monthly draw of the promo cut across the six draw zones: Lagos, south-west, north, Abuja, south-east and south-south. Speaking at the presentation,…

Feminist theologians publish ‘Women’s Bible’

Nov 27, 2018 topnews

‌ A group of feminist theologians from across the Protestant-Catholic divide have joined forces to draft “A Women’s Bible”. As the #MeToo movement continues to expose sexual abuse across cultures and industries, some scholars of Christianity are clamouring for a reckoning with biblical interpretations they say have entrenched negative images of women. The women we know from translations and interpretations of Bible texts are servants, prostitutes or saints, seen dancing for a king or kneeling to kiss Jesus’ feet. But while many feminists have called for The Bible, Christianity and…

Nobody Can Stop Igbo Presidency When The Right Time Comes – Clark

Nov 25, 2018 topnews

South- South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, took a swipe at the Presidency, saying that when the time comes for the people of the South-East to produce the President of the country, nobody can stop them. According to the Ijaw leader, giving the people of the South-East region a condition that their presidency in 2023 could only be guaranteed and achieved if they vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 was unnecessary and must be condemned in all its ramifications. The elder statesman was reacting to a statement by the…